Milk-can.



L. R. STEEL.

` MILK GAN. l VAPPLICATION FILED JA.5, 1909.

947,863. v fatented Feb. 1, 1910..;

LEON'dRD R. STEEL, 03F MKLW'A'UKEE, WSCONSEN.

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specification of Letters atent.

Patented lieb.. 1l, timidi .application tiled January d, 1909. SerialNo. dbdtl.

' To all whom it may concern."

2oy be manufactured and sold at a comparatively Be it known that ll,LEONARD R. STEEL, a citizen ontl the United States, residing atMilwaukee, in the county ot A Milwaukee and State et Wisconsin, haveinvented new and ruseful improvements in Milk-Cans, of which thetollowing is a specilication.' y

lldy invention relates to improvements in milk cans ot that typeprovided with a lininplr et non-corrosive material.

ithe primary object of the invention is the provision of a milk canwherein the lining shall be readily removable to permit it to beconveniently cleaned and sterllized.

t further object ot' the invention is the provision of novel means'forremovably securing the lining in applied position.

it. still further object oi the invention is the revision of a milk canwhich shall be simpe, durable and elilcient, and which may low cost. v

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, wherein Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a milk canconstructed in accordance with `my invention, and Fig. 2 is a verticalsection thereof, only a portion'of the lining being in section.

The can comprises a cylindrical body 1 which is fully open at its upperand lower endsl V 'llhe upper end of the body 1 is odset laterally toprovide a horizontal shoulder 2 and a flange 3 which rises verticallyfrom the shoulder. 'llhe lower end of the body 1 is closed by a circularbottom d provided at its periphery with a depending annular ange 5. IThebottom l is secured 1n applied. position by means oi rivets 6 which alsoSecure the reinforcing rings 7 and 8 in applied position, the ringspreventing the .bot-- tom o the body trom being bent or other wiseinjured. 'lhe horizontal shoulder 2 and the vertical flange 3 form aseat tor the re ception of an annular bushin 9, which is secured inapplied osition y means of rivets 10, and whic is conned wholly Withinthe plane ot the inner surface of the body 1'. The upper portion of theinner surtace ot the bushing 9 is screw-threaded. An annular retaininmember 11, is provided with screw-threes in, its inner surface torbushing 9. At its lower edge the retaining member 11 is provided with aninwardly extending flange 12 which is adapted to engage Vand removablysecure a receptacle 1d engagement with the screwthreads ot the withinthe cam A packing ring 1d ot paper f or any other materlal suitable torthe urpose, is interposed between the receptae e 13 and the flange 12 otthe retaining member 11. At its upper edge the retaining member 11 isprovided with an outwardly extending flange 15, having a milled edge,and over titi` lying the upper edges of the flange 3 andthe i Thereceptacle 13 isconstructed et glass or any other non-corrosive materialsuitable for the purpose, and it forms' a lining tor the can. in itsbottom wall 16 the receptacle is provided with a circular recess 18which receives a circular head 17 formed by inwardly offsetting thebottom a fot the can. rlhe neck 19 of the receptacle is provided with areduced .threaded portion Q0 to which is removablyapplied a cap 21, theilange of the cap being threaded for engagement with the threads ofsaid. reduced portion. A handie 22is secured to the cap 21 and providesmeans by which the cap may be applied and removed. As the retainingmember 11 is detachably secured in applied position, the receptacle 13may be removed from the can and thoroughly cleaned and sterilized,whereby the can may be maintained in a highly sanitary condition at alltimes. rllhe retaining member may be readily and quickly detached fromand applied to the bushing 9 through the medium of the milled iiange 15.As the receptacle is made ot a non-corrosive material, milk in the canwill not become contaminated.

The can is provided with a closure which comprises a cylindrical portion23 which receives the upper end oit the neck 190i the receptacle 13.`Extending from the lower edge ofthe cylindrical wall oi the portion S23in an outward and downward direction is a flange 24, at the edge ofwhich is formed a depending flange 25. Ar horizontally disposed annularflange 26 is termed at the lower edge ot the flange 25 and rests uponthe Harige 15 ot' the retaining member 11.

At the inner edge of the flange 26 an an-v nular depending hangs 27 isformed, said harige engaging the inner surface of the retaining member11. The contact ot the closure with the neck ot the receptacle 13 and 31and 32. The slats 31 are secured at their rable and eiiicient, and whichmay be manuwith the retaining member 11 is such as to prevent itsaccidental removal. A handle 28 is secured to the closure and providesmeans by which it may be applied and removed.

The can is removably mounted in a crate which comprises a llower annularmember 29, an upper annular member 30, and slats upper ends to theannular member 30, and extend across the lower member 29. Those portionsof the slats 31 which extend across the lower member 29 form a base-uponwhich the can rests.` The slats-32 are secured at their ends to themembers 29 and 30. Handles 33 are secured to the member 30 and in viewthereof no strain is thrown on the can during the handling of the same.

It should be apparentfrom the above de` scripton taken in connectionwith th f accompanying drawing, that I provide a milk can which may bekept in a highly sanitary condition at all times, which is simple, du-

factured and sold at a comparatively low cost. While 'I'have describedthe invention, together with the construction which I now I consider, tobe the best embodiment thereof, I d vsire to have vit understood thatthe construction shown is merely illustrative and that such changes maybe made when desired as a-re within the scope of .the claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed asvnew is 1. A milkcan comprising a body, a receptacle arranged in the body and forming alining for the can, a member detachably secured -to the body andprovided with a fiange engaging the receptacle, said mem-.l

berl being provided with a Bange having a milled edge, said last namedange providing means by which the member may be applied to and removedfrom the body, and a closure.

2. A milk-can comprisin a body, a receptacle arranged in the body andforming a lining for the can, a bushing secured to the body, a memberdetachably secured to the bushing and provided with' flan es, a washerinterposed between one of the i anges and the receptacle, the other ofsaid anges being provided with a milled edge, and providing means bywhich the member may be applied to and removed from the body, and aclosure engaging the receptacle and the member.

3. A milk can comprising a body, a receptacle located in the body andforming a lining i'or the can, a threaded bushing secured to the body, aretaining member including a vertical ortion having threaded engagementwith t e bushing and a. horizontal portion engaging the receptacle, anda closure.

.4. A milk can comprisin a body provided at its upper end with a ange, athreaded bushing secured to the flange, a receptacle located inthe bodyand forming a lining for the can, a retaining member including aVertical portion having threaded en agement with the bushing and ahorizonte portion engaging the receptacle, and a closure.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEONARD R. STEEL. Vitnesses GUssIE A. REICIHWALD, JOHN G. LEWIS, Jr.-

